fun way to roll dice!

[Darks]

just put it into an empty cd spindle. if you've ever watched god of gamblers, you'll definitely appreciate this technique.*

http://vacantmoon.com/picturesque/IMG_0269.jpg

*warning: may damage dice if shaken hard

[NecroBlade]

Haha, I have one sitting on my desk, I might try that.

[Darks]

it's really dramatic when you take the spindle in one hand and slam it down on the table.

[InfinityMax]

This is my favorite way to roll dice:

http://www.vixentorgames.com/Images/dragon-front.jpg

[NecroBlade]

Who would want to roll with that piece of garbage? :roll:

[Ketch]

This is my favorite way to roll dice:

http://www.vixentorgames.com/Images/dragon-front.jpg

I could totally hear the really fast male voice after...
Only 29.99... 3 easy installments, we accept cash, visa, mastercard, absolutely no returns or refunds


Just kiddin ya,
I am sure I would love having a Wyvern/Dragon shaped dice tower too...

[InfinityMax]

Hmm. In retrospect, I can see that mentioning that might have been a little tacky and salesmanny. Not what I meant - that Wyvern really is a fun way to roll dice. But it did kind of look like I should be throwing wads of money in the air and saying, 'if you're not shopping with me, you're burning money!!' in front of a warehouse full of bad furniture.

Darks, that is a cool idea. It reminds me of the old Trouble game, that had the little popper in the middle. You pushed it down, it popped up, and the dice inside rolled themselves.

Plus with yours, you're guaranteed of two important things:

1) No way you cheated. You didn't even touch the dice.

2) Those dice are never, ever going to go bouncing around the board and knock over three trees and a squad of 4th Mass.

[RichardD]

That was the very first thing I thought of when I saw the thread - the old Pop-o-matic dice, where one or two D6 were forever sealed in a plastic bubble and would be "rolled" (by being thrown around inside the bubble due to the action of a sheet of spring steel) every time that the plastic bubble was pressed down.

[Jandars_Hope]

That was the very first thing I thought of when I saw the thread - the old Pop-o-matic dice, where one or two D6 were forever sealed in a plastic bubble and would be "rolled" (by being thrown around inside the bubble due to the action of a sheet of spring steel) every time that the plastic bubble was pressed down.
Like the Game ''Frustration'' ! Ah how i loved that!

[Darks]

hmm... now how do you make a pop-o-matic dice roller?

[InfinityMax]

Dude, that would be cool. I don't have any idea how - you need spring steel and a plastic dome - but that would be really cool.

[Wytefang]

I totally want one of those wyvern towers. ::: drool :::

Someone needs to tip my wife off about this...PM me for her email address so you can anonymously tip her off! :D LOL

[Tholarthemag]

Go to the flea market and pick up an old trouble game. It' pretty easy to take apart and put your own dice in. The only problem is when you have to roll a lot of dice and that you will totally **** off imax.

[markwars]

I totally want one of those wyvern towers. ::: drool :::

Someone needs to tip my wife off about this...PM me for her email address so you can anonymously tip her off! :D LOL

I have one and I can assure you that you do indeed want one. They are bad @$$.

But I still prefer to roll my dice with this:

http://www.vixentorgames.com/Images/control-up-crop.jpg

[Mud Turkey 13]

Does that actually light up?

[Darks]

you could make a big plastic bubble like 3 times the size of the trouble one. also, about the dice towers, i prefer my technique since it's much more dramatic when you shake your dice by flinging the spindle into the air, catch it from behind then proceed to slam it onto the table and end up rolling 5 shields on your attack.

also, don't dice towers take up a lot of space?

[markwars]

also, don't dice towers take up a lot of space?

The footprint of one of the VixenTor towers is about as big as two and a half Scape cards. Unless you're playing on a TV tray they aren't that big.

[Darks]

also, don't dice towers take up a lot of space?

The footprint of one of the VixenTor towers is about as big as two and a half Scape cards. Unless you're playing on a TV tray they aren't that big.

those photos i've seen are very misleading then.

[InfinityMax]

Well, I do put them in front of houses and cliffs in the product shots, so I can see how you would think they're pretty big. (heh - little joke there)

Tholar, I would love to see someone make that Trouble thing. Wouldn't bother me at all. Quite the contrary - I encourage people to be creative and make their own solutions before they buy one of mine. There's nothing like the pride you get when you create something yourself.

In fact, I like brainstorming on stuff like this. It would be really cool to see a popping die roller. And Darks, I agree that the die shaker would definitely be more dramatic than simply dropping them in a dice tower. Really cool idea, all things considered.

And Mud Turkey - yeah, it lights up. There's a switch on the bottom and LEDs wired into the tower behind a few of the buttons.

[Mud Turkey 13]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

[Darks]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

[ron3090]

You think YOU'RE poor, try being a High School student without a job! 5 bucks a month isn't nearly enough...

[Junge Roman]

Well, if old trouble games are really that plentifuly, you could get several and put one die in each, mounting them on the decorative board of your choice. One die only is especially nice for the guys who like to roll that way for Q9 attacks and Deathwalker/Charos defenses.

Just keep popping that popamatic bubble until sweet insanity sets in.

[Mud Turkey 13]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

Unfortunately, all my friends are just as poor as I am, and, therefore, have nothing of worth for me to pawn.

[Darks]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

Unfortunately, all my friends are just as poor as I am, and, therefore, have nothing of worth for me to pawn.

you could prostitute yourself to 1000 women for 10 bucks each.

[Mud Turkey 13]

Or ten women for $1000 each.

[Darks]

Or ten women for $1000 each.

hah! you wish!

[Revdyer]

What you really want from VixenTor is one of these <grin>.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/Revdyer/tower_0212.jpg

[markwars]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

Unfortunately, all my friends are just as poor as I am, and, therefore, have nothing of worth for me to pawn.

Don't forget things like lungs, kidneys, corneas, skin, etc. Those things are exceedingly valuable to the right people. :twisted:

[Mud Turkey 13]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

Unfortunately, all my friends are just as poor as I am, and, therefore, have nothing of worth for me to pawn.

Don't forget things like lungs, kidneys, corneas, skin, etc. Those things are exceedingly valuable to the right people. :twisted:

Excellent observation.

[Darks]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

Unfortunately, all my friends are just as poor as I am, and, therefore, have nothing of worth for me to pawn.

Don't forget things like lungs, kidneys, corneas, skin, etc. Those things are exceedingly valuable to the right people. :twisted:

my way sounds funner

[TheMainMan]

I used to roll on a stage, but every now and then a "dancer" would trip. Either that or pick up my dice thinking they were a tip.

Awkward.

[brickman1444]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

Unfortunately, all my friends are just as poor as I am, and, therefore, have nothing of worth for me to pawn.

Don't forget things like lungs, kidneys, corneas, skin, etc. Those things are exceedingly valuable to the right people. :twisted:

Don't forget blood and tonsels.

[Dictatorbilbo]

And remember, armed robbery is always an option.

[HyperactiveSloth]

Actually, it wouldn't be that hard to make your own pop-o-matic dice roller. Off the top of my head, you could do it with a small clear plastic or acrylic bowl (any clear bowl you'd find at the store would work), a piece of sheet metal big enough for the bowl to fit on, a couple of small turn-buckles, and something to used as the base (to cover the edges of the metal, and allow it to sit flat since you'd have to put the turn-buckles on the bottom of the metal. Also, so the bowl doesn't pop off, you'd need a way to secure the bowl down, while using. If you find a bowl that comes with a lid, you could simply cut the middle out of the lid, leaving only the rim, and glue the rim top-side-down on the metal, or base.

Basically, you just hook the turn-buckles onto the bottom of the sheet of metal (one perpendicular to the other), and screw them until the metal bends upward just slightly (very slightly, or else it won't bend back down to make the "pop"). Then place the metal in the base, secure the bowl on top of that, and Bam!, you've got you're very own pop-o-matic bubble. 8)

[HyperactiveSloth]

If I wasn't just a poor college student I'd probably have to get myself one of those beasts.

you could sell your friends' stuff for extra cash.

Unfortunately, all my friends are just as poor as I am, and, therefore, have nothing of worth for me to pawn.

Don't forget things like lungs, kidneys, corneas, skin, etc. Those things are exceedingly valuable to the right people. :twisted:

Don't forget blood and tonsels.

Testicles are quite valuable. It's also perfectly legal to sell them. I know a guy who actually sold one of his. No, his name wasn't markwars. hehehe

[Darks]

Actually, it wouldn't be that hard to make your own pop-o-matic dice roller. Off the top of my head, you could do it with a small clear plastic or acrylic bowl (any clear bowl you'd find at the store would work), a piece of sheet metal big enough for the bowl to fit on, a couple of small turn-buckles, and something to used as the base (to cover the edges of the metal, and allow it to sit flat since you'd have to put the turn-buckles on the bottom of the metal. Also, so the bowl doesn't pop off, you'd need a way to secure the bowl down, while using. If you find a bowl that comes with a lid, you could simply cut the middle out of the lid, leaving only the rim, and glue the rim top-side-down on the metal, or base.

Basically, you just hook the turn-buckles onto the bottom of the sheet of metal (one perpendicular to the other), and screw them until the metal bends upward just slightly (very slightly, or else it won't bend back down to make the "pop"). Then place the metal in the base, secure the bowl on top of that, and Bam!, you've got you're very own pop-o-matic bubble. 8)

sounds like a blueprint for an awesome weapon.

[Firemaster]

All this talk of pop-o-matics and frustration is making me want to buy and disect a dozen frustration boards, insert heroscape dice, and tape them together.

[TheMainMan]

Actually, it wouldn't be that hard to make your own pop-o-matic dice roller. Off the top of my head, you could do it with a small clear plastic or acrylic bowl (any clear bowl you'd find at the store would work), a piece of sheet metal big enough for the bowl to fit on, a couple of small turn-buckles, and something to used as the base (to cover the edges of the metal, and allow it to sit flat since you'd have to put the turn-buckles on the bottom of the metal. Also, so the bowl doesn't pop off, you'd need a way to secure the bowl down, while using. If you find a bowl that comes with a lid, you could simply cut the middle out of the lid, leaving only the rim, and glue the rim top-side-down on the metal, or base.

Basically, you just hook the turn-buckles onto the bottom of the sheet of metal (one perpendicular to the other), and screw them until the metal bends upward just slightly (very slightly, or else it won't bend back down to make the "pop"). Then place the metal in the base, secure the bowl on top of that, and Bam!, you've got you're very own pop-o-matic bubble. 8)

You should change your name to MacGyverSloth. :P

[HyperactiveSloth]

All this talk of pop-o-matics and frustration is making me want to buy and disect a dozen frustration boards, insert heroscape dice, and tape them together.

That would be cool, too. Might I suggest cutting out a square-shaped section of the board around them, then painting (or whatever) the cardboard, and attaching them all together in a strip using small hinges. That way they only take up the very edge of the table where you're sitting. Then, when you're done playing, you can wear it as a belt. ;)

[AverageHero]

I use this to roll my dice

http://www.dumbaaldum.org/images/pic-sounds/letter-h/hand.jpg

[Darks]

I use this to roll my dice

http://www.dumbaaldum.org/images/pic-sounds/letter-h/hand.jpg

woah woah woah. that is way too complicated for a small minded mortal like me.

[TheMainMan]

And inappropriate for this family oriented site.

[Revdyer]

And you may call it "rolling dice" but that still doesn't make it right.

[InfinityMax]

I just thought of a minor complication with the bubble poppy thingy.

How do you take the dice out? I mean, you don't always roll the same number of dice.

Is that why you would put them all in a strip?

[Draconious]

When I saw it, I thought about that.

I thought of cutting a round hole in center top, cover it with hand while you shake it... dump them out and add them as needed... it still rolls them with out "cheating" and confines them from going all over the place...

Need to get a robot, thats voice activated were you just say "Four" and it scoops up four dice and rolls them... talk about lazy. :)

And I would guess you can store your cards in there? :)

[markwars]

I just thought of a minor complication with the bubble poppy thingy.

How do you take the dice out? I mean, you don't always roll the same number of dice.

Is that why you would put them all in a strip?


That's where the salesman in you has to take over...

You simply sell one die bubbles, two dice bubbles, three dice bubbles, and on up to the 20+ dice bubbles for those that have read the thread about placing an Anubian Wolf in a hole surrounded by Dumutefs. :P

[HyperactiveSloth]

Well, the Big Bubble would have a removable dome (the bowl). Before you roll, you put however many dice you need in it. It's definitely not the most expedient or practical way to roll dice, but the entire idea was purely for novelty anyway.

The Pop-O-Matic Belt is actually a practical application of it. It saves table space (compared to a large bubble, or a "board" of single ones) and can be stored (or worn ;) ) easily when not in use by simply "rolling" it up. As far as game use goes, it would simply have one HS (or Valkyrie) die in each bubble, and you simply "pop" as many bubbles as you need. For example: My Airborne Elite is attacking with height advantage, pop! pop! pop! pop!
Of course, as a variant of this idea (and one which would require the dismantling of far fewer game boards), you could place 1 in 1, 2 in another, and 3 in each of three other bubbles. This would allow you to roll any number of dice, up to the twelve which a single set of dice contains.

[HyperactiveSloth]

Sorry, but once my brain gets going, it just won't stop.

As an addendum to my Big Bubble idea, a picture frame makes for an ideal base. As an example, you could make a 5 inch bubble by using a 5 inch bowl, and a 5x7 piece of sheet metal, and a 5x7 picture frame (make sure the sides of the frame are thicker than the turn-buckles to allow it to sit flat on the table when done). Place the picture frame front-side down. Attach the turn-buckles to opposite sides of the sheet of metal (for those with little mechanical ability, the wire and clips out of a cheep little picture hanging kit would work quite nicely for this, and are usually less than a dollar), and tighten until the metal just starts to bend slightly. Place the metal turn-buckle-side-down on the back of the picture frame. Then glue on your mounting ring. Now all that's left is to throw some dice in the ring, put the bowl over them and press to pop. :)

For the individual bubbles, here's a great variation: A Dice-Popping Cube!
First get six pop-o-matic bubbles and disassemble them placing one HS die in one bubble, two in the second, three each in the next three, then place a D20 in the last bubble. Now attach the square-shaped bases of each bubble to each other with hinges in any of the 11 possible unfolded cube patterns. The most well-known being the "T" and the "cross", but if you want to be different, use any of them.
http://www.apperceptual.com/unfolding/figure2-small.gif
You now have everything you need to play HS with your lovely pop-o-matic bubbles, and when you're done, you can simply fold them all up into a cube. You will need to make sure the square bases of each one is large enough for the bubbles to all fit inside the resulting cube. A good rule of thumb is to make the length of each side of the squares a little more than twice the height of the domes. How much more will depend on the arc of the dome (PM me if you'd like to try and make one, and I can find the required dimension for you, rather than going to an in-depth formula here.) Then, you can even decorate the outside of your cube with Skulls and Shields, or anything else! Of course, if you want to make it so it takes up even less space on the table, you could keep the square bases just big enough to hold the bubbles, and simple fold the cube inside out, with the bubbles facing outward.

OK, I think I'm done... for now. ;)

The main question this whole idea raises is, "Now where do I find six pop-o-matic bubbles?" :P

[Darks]

about that belt, wouldn't it just be fine to jump up and down?

[Draconious]

No.. you would need to hire a model to do the jumping up and down.. shake it baby shake it!!!

[cycoduck]

Up to now, my son and I have been rolling dice by hand. Problem is, his hands aren't big enough to roll 10 dice. So, off to buy a dice tower.

[Darks]

No.. you would need to hire a model to do the jumping up and down.. shake it baby shake it!!!

i wish i had the money to pay a model to jump up and down and roll my dice... although... i could ask my girlfriend...

[HyperactiveSloth]

about that belt, wouldn't it just be fine to jump up and down?

No, no, no, you're supposed to wear it when you're NOT using it to roll dice, silly! :P Actually, instead of wearing it around your waist, you could wear it diagonally across your chest like a bandolier. It would be the next best thing to wearing a sash that says "Geek of the Month". :lol:
:wink:

[HyperactiveSloth]

I use this to roll my dice

http://www.dumbaaldum.org/images/pic-sounds/letter-h/hand.jpg

woah woah woah. that is way too complicated for a small minded mortal like me.
And you may call it "rolling dice" but that still doesn't make it right.
No.. you would need to hire a model to do the jumping up and down.. shake it baby shake it!!!

Shhh, don't give AverageHero any more ideas about what to do when he "roll's his dice"! ;)

[Darks]

about that belt, wouldn't it just be fine to jump up and down?

No, no, no, you're supposed to wear it when you're NOT using it to roll dice, silly! :P Actually, instead of wearing it around your waist, you could wear it diagonally across your chest like a bandolier. It would be the next best thing to wearing a sash that says "Geek of the Month". :lol:
:wink:

couldn't we have a model wearing the bandolier across her chest jumping up and down?

[Tholarthemag]

I have no idea how to post images to here. But I invented a dice rolling shaker last year that is really great and fool proof. It consists of a box on top of a tube that you load your dice into, shake it around, let the dice fall down into the tube and read the results from the bottom up. Like I said I can't figure how to load images here but we all swear by it here. If anyone wants one or just wants an image. PM me and I can send you an image through regular email.

[HyperactiveSloth]

about that belt, wouldn't it just be fine to jump up and down?

No, no, no, you're supposed to wear it when you're NOT using it to roll dice, silly! :P Actually, instead of wearing it around your waist, you could wear it diagonally across your chest like a bandolier. It would be the next best thing to wearing a sash that says "Geek of the Month". :lol:
:wink:

couldn't we have a model wearing the bandolier across her chest jumping up and down?

Hey, while we're dreaming, why not have the model dressed as Raelin or a Nakita Agent while she jumps up and down with dice strapped to her chest? :P

Crap, now this is sounding pretty good! It's too bad I don't still have the number of that hot girl who used to work at the local comic shop who would do anything geeky as long as it involved wearing a costume. Man I miss her... and that shop..... and that costume she wore to the comic convention... and yes, thanks to some obscure Anime title, a red thong bikini and a sword IS a legitimate costume! :lol: They sold quite a few comics that year!

Good times, good times... *snaps out of it*

Sorry, I now return you to your regularly scheduled dice-rolling thread.
;)

[markwars]

[hoses down thread with iced water]

[Tholarthemag]

[hoses down thread with iced water]

Then pauses as he looks at his own avatar.

[Darks]

[hoses down thread with iced water]

says the man with the avatar of a girl in a bikini

[HyperactiveSloth]

*changes subject*

So, anyway, it would be infinitely cool to make you're own custom pop-o-matic bubbles, but as far as the generally preferred method of rolling dice, I would have to stick with the good ol' Cup or Tower.

I personally have a custom tower that I designed and built that I use every time I play HS. It works wonderfully, even though the landing tray is a bit too small. When I introduce others to the game I usually make them a custom dice cup to use if they don't want to use my tower (and to use when me and my tower are elsewhere). It's basically just a plastic tumbler lined with foam and decorated however I feel like it. Nothing special, but it does the job well, and most people enjoy the "slam" of using a dice cup.

[Revdyer]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

[Darks]

i'm suddenly inspired to actually make a dice rolling machine that looks a lot like that ball spinner they use for the lottery and each dice would show up and you can announce it as an auditor from some company watches you.

[HyperactiveSloth]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

:doesn't get it: :?

[NecroBlade]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

:doesn't get it: :?Must be a joke from the 1800s. :?

[ej]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

:doesn't get it: :?Must be a joke from the 1800s. :?

Nope. Not enough thys and verilys. Also it doesn't make mention of this new fangled machinery that will take away our jobs.

[Revdyer]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

:doesn't get it: :?Must be a joke from the 1800s. :?

Nope. Not enough thys and verilys. Also it doesn't make mention of this new fangled machinery that will take away our jobs.Well, you see, in the olden days we danced holding each other closely and....aw, never mind. <sigh>

[ej]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

:doesn't get it: :?Must be a joke from the 1800s. :?

Nope. Not enough thys and verilys. Also it doesn't make mention of this new fangled machinery that will take away our jobs.Well, you see, in the olden days we danced holding each other closely and....aw, never mind. <sigh>

So not like today, then? :wink:

Of course, I don't really call the dancing they do dancing, nor do I call what they do out there holding... I'm pretty sure someone could accidentally get pregnant during a night of dancing nowadays.

[Revdyer]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

:doesn't get it: :?Must be a joke from the 1800s. :?

Nope. Not enough thys and verilys. Also it doesn't make mention of this new fangled machinery that will take away our jobs.Well, you see, in the olden days we danced holding each other closely and....aw, never mind. <sigh>

So not like today, then? :wink:

Of course, I don't really call the dancing they do dancing, nor do I call what they do out there holding... I'm pretty sure someone could accidentally get pregnant during a night of dancing nowadays.Especially with the Pop-o-Matic! :)

[johnny139]

But... I... it... confusing... NOT AGAIN! GAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

:explode:

[Elstree]

Do not wear your Pop-o-Matic to a dance.

Girls and Ladies: WARNING! Do not dance with anyone who wears a Pop-o-Matic or even anyone who simply claims to be wearing one.

I'm pretty sure these two are about to get into the kind of trouble Rev is referring to:

http://www.timewarptoys.com/popcheks.jpg

Please note the blurb at the top: "...fast-moving new game that adds a tantalizing new dimension of chance to Checkers."

(Well, it certainly looks risky, if that's what they mean.)

And at the bottom: "From the makers of "Trouble".

(Yep, this isn't going to lead anywhere wholesome.)

[Revdyer]

Thanks, Elstree, those kids are about to get into trouble, you betcha!

[jcb231]

That was the very first thing I thought of when I saw the thread - the old Pop-o-matic dice, where one or two D6 were forever sealed in a plastic bubble and would be "rolled" (by being thrown around inside the bubble due to the action of a sheet of spring steel) every time that the plastic bubble was pressed down.

What? What?

You mean....it's not magic?

(sobs)

[ej]

That was the very first thing I thought of when I saw the thread - the old Pop-o-matic dice, where one or two D6 were forever sealed in a plastic bubble and would be "rolled" (by being thrown around inside the bubble due to the action of a sheet of spring steel) every time that the plastic bubble was pressed down.

What? What?

You mean....it's not magic?

(sobs)

:binky: Yes, yes it IS magic. :headshake: (glares at RichardD).